Associate Deans to Split Social Sciences, Arts
Michael Bloch, associate professor of psychology, and Dean Rader, assistant professor of English, have been named associate deans in the College of Arts and Sciences. Bloch will oversee the social sciences and Rader will be responsible for arts and humanities. Both positions officially began Aug. 1.
Bloch has served as chair of the psychology department for the past three years, as the director of the dual degree program in teacher preparation, and as chair of the social sciences committee in designing the new core education program for undergraduates.
Rader, who joined USF two years ago, served as chair of the department of English and communication studies at Texas Lutheran University, where he was also director of the writing program. He also served on the Texas higher education coordinating board in assessing curricula at various state universities.
Women’s Track/Cross Country Coach Hired
The University of San Francisco announced the start of a new USF legacy in track with the hiring of Helen Lehman-Winters as women’s track coach and head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country team. Lehman-Winters, who comes from the University of California, Los Angeles where she coached distance runners, will be responsible for building USF’s first women’s track program.
“We’re very enthused about her local contacts, her respect at the high school level across California, and that she brings a lot of energy to the team,” said Bill Hogan, executive director of athletics. “We’re looking to build an outstanding program.”
For more information, go to the Dons sports Web page at: usfdons.ocsn.com/sports/w-track/spec-rel/072803aaa.html.
Swig Lecture Hosts Expert on Catholicism
An expert on Catholic theology and papacy, the Rev. Richard P. McBrien, will present “The Popes and the Jews” as guest speaker for the annual Swig Lecture, sponsored by the University of San Francisco’s Swig Judaic Studies Program.
McBrien is a Crowly-O’Brien professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame and the author of 20 books, including his most recent, Lives of the Saints, published in 2001. He has served as an on-air commentator on Catholic events for CBS and offers regular commentary on other major television networks. He is currently an ABC News consultant on papal events, including the election of the next pope.
The lecture will be held Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. in Lone Mountain 141 and is free and open to the public.
80 USF Student Athletes Honored
Eighty of USF’s 211 student athletes were honored by the annual West Coast Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll, which recognizes student-athletes from the eight member institutions who maintain a grade point average between 3.0 and 4.0.
Ten USF student athletes maintained a 3.75 or above, including men’s soccer player Paul Kaliszewski, who earned a 3.92 GPA. Twelve student athletes maintained a 3.5 to a 3.74 and 58 maintained a 3.0 to a 3.49.
“A lot of the credit goes to the coaches,” said Bill Nepfel, assistant athletic director of compliance. “They’re recruiting excellent student athletes who put in a lot of hard work.”
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